14/04/2020
Keolis has been awarded a new contract by Movia to operate and maintain 47 buses, of which 32 are fully electric, in the greater Copenhagen area With this contract, Keolis becomes one of the largest zero-emission operators in Denmark The contract reinforces Keolis’ presence in Denmark, where it operates in nine cities, and further illustrates Keolis’ commitment to supporting public transport authorities (PTAs) in the transition to greener energies

09/04/2020
On 30 March 2020, the Department for Transport (DfT) awarded Govia, the joint venture (JV) between Keolis and Go-Ahead Group, an extension to its current contract to operate the Southeastern railway network, in the London area, up to 31st March 2022. The UK’s first high speed rail network, Southeastern is also one of the busiest rail networks in the UK, carrying over 180 million passengers per year. This extended contract will enable Keolis and its partner to boost capacity and punctuality of the network and, in the short term, to focus on providing services for key workers during the Covid-19.

07/02/2020
On 7 February 2020, Keolis inaugurated the final 11 km long section of the automated metro network of Hyderabad on the new green line. India’s second-largest metro network, is now 69 km long and features three lines, launched in just over two years. The new line features seven new stations and connects central eastern Hyderabad to the two existing red and blue lines. This new milestone enhances Keolis’ position as a world leader in automated metro launch, operation and maintenance.

08/01/2020
The City of Paris has awarded the Keolis / Autocars Dominique / BE Green consortium the contract to operate the 100% electric bus route serving the 15th arrondissement of Paris.
The 59-month contract will begin on 1 February 2020 and end on 31 December 2024, the date on which all bus routes in Paris and its inner ring of suburbs will be opened up to competition.
Offering new solutions to Paris residents, particularly in terms of passenger information, constitutes another step on the way to Keolis becoming a key mobility actor in and around Paris as the sector opens to competition.

02-01-2020
On 30th December 2019, Keolis’ Chinese joint venture Shanghai Keolis opened the last 3.88 km section of the Songjiang tram network.
The 31 km long network featuring 46 stations offers Songjiang residents and visitors a reliable, sustainable and comfortable shared mobility solution to move around the city. The network is expected to carry 170,000 passengers per day and to reduce urban journeys by car.
Present in the country since 2014, Keolis continues to grow its footprint in China and reinforce its position as a world leader in tram operations

Training

Public transport is a service industry, and Keolis’ performance, as well as customer satisfaction, depends primarily on the expertise of its workforce. That’s why skills development is at the heart of the Group’s human resource management policy, providing all employees, regardless of their profession, with learning opportunities throughout their career.

more than 38 000
employees received professional development training in 2017, equivalent to 63% of the Group’s workforce.
Plus de 1 300 000 heures de formation délivrées en 2017

Across the globe, Keolis invests heavily in training: a commitment to delivering the best performance for its customers, and ensuring the development and growth of each employee.

A comprehensive training offer for all

Keolis accompanies every employee, from the time they join the company, and during all key moments in their career, thanks to a comprehensive department and managerial training offer. The approach covers all of the Group's activities: safety, driving, operations, customer culture and relationship, maintenance, rail regulation, finance, procurement, legal and HR…

Flagship programmes in France include START and CHALLENGE for junior and confirmed operational managers, as well as GO and MY LEADERSHIP for executives. Two programmes are oriented towards project management and performance: DRIVE caters to experienced executives, and D'FI is designed for new subsidiary managers.

Outside France, Keolis develops tailor-made immersion programmes, helping managers to rapidly develop their skills, and facilitating the matching of these skills between subsidiaries. These programmes use diverse, innovative, teaching methods, such as learning expeditions, mentoring, or business games.

Innovative teaching methods

We believe that everyone learns differently. That’s why we use mixed methods (blended learning). We employ a wide variety of tools and methodologies, and incorporate innovative measures when designing new training programmes. We also strive to adapt our teaching methods to the specificities of each of our subsidiaries worldwide.
For example, Keolis has invested in driving simulators. These systems allow employees to safely practice driving reflexes and techniques in a variety of situations, including potentially dangerous ones, such as emergency braking, respecting safety distances, or the presence of a pedestrian on the tracks.